The WMMA dilema

In court filing Rachael Ostovich describes alleged beating by husband

11/21/2018

From petition for restraining order successfully filed in Hawaii: "After a night out with family, [Arnold Berdon] punched me repeatedly on the head, face, ribs, making me fall to the ground. I gasped for breath and escaped thru balcony. I coughed up blood, threw up several times. Cracked orbital." Ostovich claims Berdon had physically abused her in the past, citing a specific incident on May 6, 2018 where he allegedly punched her in the legs repeatedly, leaving bruises. Berdon's family members say the professional fighter plans to argue that he was defending himself and did not initiate the violence. h/t TMZ

Ricardo Lamas formed blood clot on long flight to UFC Fight Night 140

11/21/2018

"My first day Argentina I noticed that my left calf muscle felt tight and sore to the touch, I thought maybe it was a small muscle pull or something of that nature, but as the week went on it worsened. The day of the fight I had someone work on it and try to get the muscle to release and it was extremely painful. After getting it checked out by the doctors and having an ultrasound done on the muscle, it turns out I formed a blood clot in my calf muscle during the flight to Argentina from being seated in a tight area for so long. Things could’ve ended badly if the clot became dislodged during the fight. So I guess I also have to thank whoever was watching over me during the fight. So I guess I can say I ‘fought with a blood clot blood clot!’ (Rasta voice)" h/t Twitter

Kayla Harrison vs. Moriel Charneski at PFL 11 on 12/31

Brandon Vera returning on Friday at ONE: Conquest of Champions after 2 year absence

11/21/2018

“I owe the Philippines a lot for inspiring me to work harder than I ever have before. Am I ready after spending two years away from the cage? Hell yes. I’ve prepared very hard for this bout. I’ve trained every day, in between traffic, shoots, and everything in the middle. I am confident of victory. I’m still hungry and I want it more now. Mauro [Cerilli] is a worthy opponent, he’s been knocking guys out while I was away, and I am in no way underestimating him.”

Paul Heyman: Brock contract with WWE allows for fight vs. DC

11/21/2018

Champ champ Daniel Cormier has one fight before he turns 40 on 3/20/19 and retires. Suitors include Jon Jones, Stipe Miocic, and Brock Lesnar, with the third the obvious first choice, but seemingly in jeopardy when he signed a new WWE contract. However, Lesnar advisor Paul Heyman says it can still happen: “As long as Daniel Cormier has the balls to step into the Octagon and put his title up against Brock Lesnar, and UFC comes up with the money for Brock Lesnar, I don’t see anything that would keep Brock Lesnar from taking the fight." h/t TMZ • Watch

Liddell defends Oscar's odd press conference

11/21/2018

Oscar De La Hoya hosted an awkward press conference for Saturday's Liddell vs. Tito 3, mispronouncing the headliner's name as Lie-Dell and apparently forgetting nearly all of the rest, but Liddell defended him: “He’s doing his best. He’s out here working. There’s a lot of fights on the card, and it’s certainly new to him. By the time someone makes it onto that stage in the UFC, they’ve been fighting for a long time in the same organization, so you should know their names, right? This is the first time. You can’t get mad at him too much. I’m hoping it will bring over some of those boxing fans. Boxing guys will hopefully try this out because Oscar is promoting. Someone said he had [my name] corrected. I thought he did, otherwise, I would’ve warned him before, reminded him. People give him a hard time, but I’ve had my name misspelled a lot of times — the UFC still misspells my name sometimes. It is what it is. He’s trying. It’s good. It’s okay.” h/t The Mac Life

Arnold Berdon, 27, husband of UFC women's flyweight Rachael Ostovich, was arrested Tuesday evening on suspicion of 2nd degree attempted murder, after he allegedly assaulted her during an argument at their home. Ostovich was hospitalized and injuries reportedly included a broken eye orbital bone. A family member of Arnold said he intends to vigorously dispute in court any allegations he assaulted his wife. If convicted, Berdon could face life in prison with the possibility of parole. h/t TMZ

Khabib calls for crackdown on nightclubs in native Dagestan

11/21/2018

Khabib Nurmagomedov is probably the best-known Muslim athlete in Russia, and he's rapidly becoming a leading conservative voice at home. After a national guardsman was killed trying to break up a fight in a nightclub in Dagestan: "What good do these nightclubs bring to our society?" After McGregor offered him whiskey: "All alcoholics will have the same end." Captioning a video of a largely-female crowd singing along at a hip-hop concert: "Modern Dagestan. Is this really what our revered ancestors left us to inherit?" h/t Bradfordera

Liddell not done with Tito fight, names Chael, Vitor, Rampage

Liddell manager: We chose Tito because he's the easy fight

11/21/2018

Tito's former manager Dave Thomas now reps Chuck Liddell, ahead of the trilogy fight in Saturday: “We had a falling out over money. He didn’t want to pay and that’s what our issue was. ... Tito wasn’t even in the equation. The equation was all about Chuck fighting and returning to the ring. It had nothing to do with who he was fighting. Turned out that Tito was the opponent that the team decided would be the easiest for a comeback.” h/t Sherdog

Lucas 'Mineiro' statement following loss of BRAVE title

11/21/2018

Lucas 'Mineiro' Martins won the Brave lightweight title when he when he took down Luan Santiago injuring Miau's arm with four seconds to go at Brave 11 on 4/13 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Then he lost the belt when he was taken down by Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady at Brave 18 on Friday and suffered a knee injury. He responded on his social network, and says he will have surgery in the coming days: "Stopping by to thank everyone for their support and worry. I want to say that I'm OK. I tried fighting with an injury, which is something that takes nothing away from my opponent, who left the cage as a true champion. I took the chance and paid for it. Now, it's time to recover and come back 100% for a rematch and this time there will be a fight! I'd like to thank all my sponsors, my team Capital da Luta and my family. Thank you, Brave for all the support!" h/t Instagram

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The WMMA dilema

In court filing Rachael Ostovich describes alleged beating by husband

11/21/2018

From petition for restraining order successfully filed in Hawaii: "After a night out with family, [Arnold Berdon] punched me repeatedly on the head, face, ribs, making me fall to the ground. I gasped for breath and escaped thru balcony. I coughed up blood, threw up several times. Cracked orbital." Ostovich claims Berdon had physically abused her in the past, citing a specific incident on May 6, 2018 where he allegedly punched her in the legs repeatedly, leaving bruises. Berdon's family members say the professional fighter plans to argue that he was defending himself and did not initiate the violence. h/t TMZ

Ricardo Lamas formed blood clot on long flight to UFC Fight Night 140

11/21/2018

"My first day Argentina I noticed that my left calf muscle felt tight and sore to the touch, I thought maybe it was a small muscle pull or something of that nature, but as the week went on it worsened. The day of the fight I had someone work on it and try to get the muscle to release and it was extremely painful. After getting it checked out by the doctors and having an ultrasound done on the muscle, it turns out I formed a blood clot in my calf muscle during the flight to Argentina from being seated in a tight area for so long. Things could’ve ended badly if the clot became dislodged during the fight. So I guess I also have to thank whoever was watching over me during the fight. So I guess I can say I ‘fought with a blood clot blood clot!’ (Rasta voice)" h/t Twitter

Brandon Vera returning on Friday at ONE: Conquest of Champions after 2 year absence

11/21/2018

“I owe the Philippines a lot for inspiring me to work harder than I ever have before. Am I ready after spending two years away from the cage? Hell yes. I’ve prepared very hard for this bout. I’ve trained every day, in between traffic, shoots, and everything in the middle. I am confident of victory. I’m still hungry and I want it more now. Mauro [Cerilli] is a worthy opponent, he’s been knocking guys out while I was away, and I am in no way underestimating him.”

Liddell defends Oscar's odd press conference

11/21/2018

Oscar De La Hoya hosted an awkward press conference for Saturday's Liddell vs. Tito 3, mispronouncing the headliner's name as Lie-Dell and apparently forgetting nearly all of the rest, but Liddell defended him: “He’s doing his best. He’s out here working. There’s a lot of fights on the card, and it’s certainly new to him. By the time someone makes it onto that stage in the UFC, they’ve been fighting for a long time in the same organization, so you should know their names, right? This is the first time. You can’t get mad at him too much. I’m hoping it will bring over some of those boxing fans. Boxing guys will hopefully try this out because Oscar is promoting. Someone said he had [my name] corrected. I thought he did, otherwise, I would’ve warned him before, reminded him. People give him a hard time, but I’ve had my name misspelled a lot of times — the UFC still misspells my name sometimes. It is what it is. He’s trying. It’s good. It’s okay.” h/t The Mac Life

Arnold Berdon, 27, husband of UFC women's flyweight Rachael Ostovich, was arrested Tuesday evening on suspicion of 2nd degree attempted murder, after he allegedly assaulted her during an argument at their home. Ostovich was hospitalized and injuries reportedly included a broken eye orbital bone. A family member of Arnold said he intends to vigorously dispute in court any allegations he assaulted his wife. If convicted, Berdon could face life in prison with the possibility of parole. h/t TMZ

Khabib calls for crackdown on nightclubs in native Dagestan

11/21/2018

Khabib Nurmagomedov is probably the best-known Muslim athlete in Russia, and he's rapidly becoming a leading conservative voice at home. After a national guardsman was killed trying to break up a fight in a nightclub in Dagestan: "What good do these nightclubs bring to our society?" After McGregor offered him whiskey: "All alcoholics will have the same end." Captioning a video of a largely-female crowd singing along at a hip-hop concert: "Modern Dagestan. Is this really what our revered ancestors left us to inherit?" h/t Bradfordera

Ricardo Lamas formed blood clot on long flight to UFC Fight Night 140

11/21/2018

"My first day Argentina I noticed that my left calf muscle felt tight and sore to the touch, I thought maybe it was a small muscle pull or something of that nature, but as the week went on it worsened. The day of the fight I had someone work on it and try to get the muscle to release and it was extremely painful. After getting it checked out by the doctors and having an ultrasound done on the muscle, it turns out I formed a blood clot in my calf muscle during the flight to Argentina from being seated in a tight area for so long. Things could’ve ended badly if the clot became dislodged during the fight. So I guess I also have to thank whoever was watching over me during the fight. So I guess I can say I ‘fought with a blood clot blood clot!’ (Rasta voice)" h/t Twitter

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